Smyrna times., 1887-01-05
THE CAUCUsING AND THE ORGANIzA-
TION.
DOVER DEL. 1nnnnru .

DOVER, DEL, January 3, 1887.
Early Monday morning the members
of the Legislature commenced to arrive
as well as the several carloads of aDDIi-
cants for the Clerkships and the door
keeperships, and it looked for a while
as If the price of "hash" would be
advanced at the different "hash man.
lpulatOries," but that fear was quickly
dissipated by the members from Sussex
trying to "jew" the managers of the
different boarding houses. The town
was full of politicians from all parts of
the state, and they continued to arrive
until the last train got in at night.
Long before the hour for caucusing
arrived the corridors and halls of the
state House were crowded with men
well-tavored with political honors down
10 the humblest Fourth Warder. all
having an axe to grind to a greater or
less extent.
When both Houses went into caucus.
at about half-past nine, both of the
rival factions claimed that they had all
the Offices liked, bnt to such strait has
Delaware politics come that they were
doomed tosOre disappointment. Itwas
generally credited that J. Ed. Collins
would be Speaker of the Senate. DR..
Benlah Lewis having withdrawn in his
iaVor early in the afternoon, and he
was elected without opposition. Benz.
). Moore, of Laurel, was elected Clerk
nuch to the surprise of a great manv.
ne being a Biggs or Family man. and
the Wolcottites having full possession
OF the Senate, it was thought that all of
the offices would be filled bv their
workers. Sewell B. Scott, of Whining
ton, was made Sergeant-at-Arms and
WIN. Waller, of this town, Page. Wal |
colt and his followers were very mucb !
pleased by the way things went in the |
Senate, but the organization of the |
House made some of them use Ian
guage more fOrcible than polite.
The House was organized bv the |
eiectlon OF VIM. r. McCabe, of Balti-
n, more Hundred Sussex county, Speaker.
ms was also surprise, as the Family |
claim McCabe, and with claims better
founded than by the Wolcott men. who
also claim him, as they say he couldn't
nave been elected had it not been for
their votes. The greatest SUNRISE of
the caucus was the election of z. II
Cooper for Clerk. Cooper's boom was
started about 4 p. NJ. Monday and |
Whlle the WOlcOtt men were wranplinp
over +. NJ. Dunn, of this town. and |
w m. f. Smalley, of Wilmington, the
Famlly were putting in solid blows for
cooper. The WOlcOtt men said that it
was impossible for Cooper to get the
)tiice when the doors of the House
closed for the caucus, as they knew
,hey mad majority. and were told by
Jomegys, OF New Castle, that that
2Ounty's members were all solid for
Dunn. 1t is claimed by some of the
friends OF Dunn that it was through the
naction of Senator Gray that he was
iefeated. They say, and justly too.
hat Gray had no business to allow
5malley, his law-student, to come here
md start boom against Dunn. The
of dOOrkeeper was con-
erred on Thomas f. FOard, of New
Castle, and James Dunn was made
Jage. Thus ended one nights work of
he Legislature, and it has left a great
many angry persons and a great MANY
more swelled heads, as whiskey flowed
lfter the caucus, and everybody. as
Usual, in Dover, on all such occasions.
got full"
The Legislature met again this morn
ng, and after hearing the reading oftbe
Governors Message and appointing
eVeral committees, adjourned until
Monday next without transacting anv-
hing of Importance.
NEWS NOTES.
The Baptist and Methodist Churches
re holding their annual revival SER
ices, as yet without much success.
Mrs. Jenness Miller lectured at Court
louise Hall tonight to a rather good
audience, on dress reform for women.
hrs. Miller handles her subject as one
Who understands it. She is very pretty
nd is also very wealthy
Dover has more petit thieves Just
low than any other town on the Pen
nsula. Chickens are not safe at all
nless under lock aud key, and Squire
ester and Browns Courts are kent
'usy q great part Of the time. A Young
olored boy was remanded to iail in
eiault of $500 bail this morning for
tealing cabba, containing about SIS.
rom Miss Ida Green, Librarian of the
lover Public Library.
Prof. Webster, of Wilmington. has a
lass of 30 dancing students.
There will be a very fashionable .
hurch wedding at the NJ. e. Church !
n the 18th, where Mr.. ]. B. Snowden I
Baltimore, and Miss Cora S. CuI.
reDn' OF this town, will be welded.